"All grownups are evil and self serving. If you remember that you'll be safer," Rufio said seriously. Then he grinned. "I think he's dumb enough to want to make things better, though. He's kind of crazy, you know? I'd just ignore him."
When she asked what he'd been up to he shrugged. "Playin' games with Buzzer, and you know, watching the streets and stuff. Looking for my pixie, but I can't find him. And, pirates tried to invade my fort the other night, but I ran them off. I got a cool knife out of it, too." He took the black handled switchblade out of his pocket and showed it to her. He liked it because it was only a few inches long, small enough to hide but big enough to do some damage if he wanted. It was also proving useful as he was rebuilding the traps. "What about you?"